quicktime mov to avi to WMV . WMP plays them fine but WMM still says bad codec

New camera output = .mov files. I didn't know QT rather than AVI until I
used it on vacation and since I bought it at CompUSA and they went out of
business - I own the problem.

Currently:
I used Total Video Converter to get into AVI format and Windows Media
player opens the avi files fine. YET, when I now try to add them to a WMM
project the message says " cannot find codec to PLAY file ...".
I have the "autocheck for codec" box checked. So this "codec that it
'looks for'" has to be at at certain site at microsoft.com ?? How would I
know what it "knows about" and how would I specify which to use ?

Would like to fimd out how others with same situation handle it.

Rather than reinventing the wheel, any recommendations of .mov to .wmv
converter. I went to avi thinking - that works fine, until now when -
after converting 30-40 mov files to avi , NOW finding out that I wasted my
time. And as long as I have this camera it will be an issue for me

check my website's Import Movie Source Files > Video > MOV page...

GSpot is the utility that would help you assess what codec was used to make
the AVI files... see my Setup Movie Maker > Codecs and Compressors page for
a link to GSpot and other related info.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn (MVP)


"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
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> New camera output = .mov files. I didn't know QT rather than AVI until I
> used it on vacation and since I bought it at CompUSA and they went out of
> business - I own the problem.
>
> Currently:
> I used Total Video Converter to get into AVI format and Windows Media
> player opens the avi files fine. YET, when I now try to add them to a WMM
> project the message says " cannot find codec to PLAY file ...".
> I have the "autocheck for codec" box checked. So this "codec that it
> 'looks for'" has to be at at certain site at microsoft.com ?? How would I
> know what it "knows about" and how would I specify which to use ?
>
> Would like to fimd out how others with same situation handle it.
>
> Rather than reinventing the wheel, any recommendations of .mov to .wmv
> converter. I went to avi thinking - that works fine, until now when -
> after converting 30-40 mov files to avi , NOW finding out that I wasted my
> time. And as long as I have this camera it will be an issue for me
>
>

"PapaJohn" <papajohn@chartermi.net> wrote in message
news:e2Qc2VDlIHA.4480@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> check my website's Import Movie Source Files > Video > MOV page...
>
> GSpot is the utility that would help you assess what codec was used to
> make the AVI files... see my Setup Movie Maker > Codecs and Compressors
> page for a link to GSpot and other related info.
> --
> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>
> PapaJohn (MVP)

Great !For WMM, it seemed that my only option was to " check for codec" .
I'll follow along and let you know how I do.
Thank you.


>
>
> "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
> news:OZuGYGDlIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> New camera output = .mov files. I didn't know QT rather than AVI until
>> I used it on vacation and since I bought it at CompUSA and they went
>> out of business - I own the problem.
>>
>> Currently:
>> I used Total Video Converter to get into AVI format and Windows Media
>> player opens the avi files fine. YET, when I now try to add them to a
>> WMM project the message says " cannot find codec to PLAY file ...".
>> I have the "autocheck for codec" box checked. So this "codec that it
>> 'looks for'" has to be at at certain site at microsoft.com ?? How would
>> I know what it "knows about" and how would I specify which to use ?
>>
>> Would like to fimd out how others with same situation handle it.
>>
>> Rather than reinventing the wheel, any recommendations of .mov to .wmv
>> converter. I went to avi thinking - that works fine, until now when -
>> after converting 30-40 mov files to avi , NOW finding out that I wasted
>> my time. And as long as I have this camera it will be an issue for me
>>
>>
>
>

There are over 800 avi file types, MOV is one, dv.avi is the one which works
with MM.

--

Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
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>
> "PapaJohn" <papajohn@chartermi.net> wrote in message
> news:e2Qc2VDlIHA.4480@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> check my website's Import Movie Source Files > Video > MOV page...
>>
>> GSpot is the utility that would help you assess what codec was used to
>> make the AVI files... see my Setup Movie Maker > Codecs and Compressors
>> page for a link to GSpot and other related info.
>> --
>> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>>
>> PapaJohn (MVP)
>
> Great !For WMM, it seemed that my only option was to " check for codec" .
> I'll follow along and let you know how I do.
> Thank you.
>
>
>>
>>
>> "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
>> news:OZuGYGDlIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> New camera output = .mov files. I didn't know QT rather than AVI until I
>>> used it on vacation and since I bought it at CompUSA and they went out
>>> of business - I own the problem.
>>>
>>> Currently:
>>> I used Total Video Converter to get into AVI format and Windows Media
>>> player opens the avi files fine. YET, when I now try to add them to a
>>> WMM project the message says " cannot find codec to PLAY file ...".
>>> I have the "autocheck for codec" box checked. So this "codec that it
>>> 'looks for'" has to be at at certain site at microsoft.com ?? How would
>>> I know what it "knows about" and how would I specify which to use ?
>>>
>>> Would like to fimd out how others with same situation handle it.
>>>
>>> Rather than reinventing the wheel, any recommendations of .mov to .wmv
>>> converter. I went to avi thinking - that works fine, until now when -
>>> after converting 30-40 mov files to avi , NOW finding out that I wasted
>>> my time. And as long as I have this camera it will be an issue for me
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>